Gen-Newbie started
as an electronic mailing list for people who were new to computers
and/or genealogy, to ask questions, help others, and generally share
information, research techniques, brick walls, and
computer/genealogy woes. We began, officially, on October 31,
1996, as an offshoot of the renowned Roots-L. Since then we have
gained over 1,000 members, a unique community that supports the honest
and open newbie questions in a flame-free, tolerant atmosphere
concerning genealogy/computers.

During the first few
months of Gen-Newbie, one of our members, Jean Legried, offered to
publish 6 lessons for those who were just beginning in
genealogy. Jean is a Certified Genealogical Records Specialist,
and her lessons are thorough, easy to understand, and always
useful. They are, however, Jean's lessons, so please check with
her before re-publishing them for any reason. Let's get started
with Jean.

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